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19 March, 2013

Fun Spring Project...Chalkboard Birds on a String

In honor of the arrival of spring, I have a very inexpensive and fun project for you today…my chalkboard birds on a string! I was inspired by a little something that I saw at World Market…and although theirs is reasonably priced, I knew I could do better since mine was free!!

I started with a bird pattern that I found at the Paper Seed, using only two of the birds and enlarging them a little. Next I used a box cutter (Be very careful!) and cut out the pattern that I had traced on to some corrugated cardboard…courtesy of a box I that had on hand.

After cutting out all of my birds, I laid them out in the pattern that I wanted and punched two holes in each one to allow for the twine that would be added.

Next, I painted them with two coats of chalkboard paint, letting them dry in between. (You may notice that I was carefully supervised by our lovely CEO Miss Ozzie!)

Finally, I strung the birds on a piece of jute twine and added the word S*P*R*I*N*G.

This is adorable...love it. Love chalk board paint! would love it if came by and shared your birds on a string...http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2013/03/share-it-one-more-time-and-linky-party_17.html. Hope to see you there!

Very nice! I love seeing how you were able to incorporate the bird stencils into your own design. And I can totally relate to the title "Confessions of a Plate Addict." I worked at Pottery Barn for a few years while in college and had boatloads of dinnerware and other accessories by the end! I'm so glad I saw this. :-)

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